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Form F. R. 283

STATEMENT FOR THE PRESS

Released fo r p u b lica tio n
F rid a y morning, March 29;
not e a r lie r .

Board o f Governors
o f the F ederal Reserve System
March 28,191*6

CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
During the week ended March 27 member bank reserve balances decreased
$89,000,000. Reductions in member bank reserves resu lted from increases o f
$623,000,000 in Treasury deposits w ith Federal Reserve Baiiks and $31,COO,000 in
Treasury cash, o f f s e t in p a rt by increases o f $1*80,000,000 in Reserve Bank c r e d it,
$21*,000,000 in gold stock and $11,000,000 in Treasury currency and decreases o f
$1*7,000,000 in money in c ir c u la tio n and $1*,000,000 in nonmember deposits iind other
Federal Reserve accounts. Excess reserves o f member banks on March 27 were e s t i ­
mated to be-approxim ately $930,000,000.
Holdings o f loans, discounts and advances increased $199*000,000 and o f
United States Government s e c u r itie s $382,000,000. The increase in holdings o f
United S tates Government, s e c u r itie s r e fle c t s increases o f $199*000,000 in c e r t i f i ­
c a te s , $100,000,000 in b i l l s and $83,000,000 in notes.
Changes in member bank reserve balances and re la te d items during the week
and the year ended March 27, 191*6, were as fo llo w s :

Increase or decrease
since
March 27,
I9h$

March 20»
I9b6

March 28,
I9h5

(I n m illio n s o f d o lla r s )
U. S. Government s e c u r itie s
Loans, discounts and advances
Other Reserve Bank c r e d it

22,971*
681*
.301*

T o ta l Reserve Bank c r e d it
Gold stock
Treasury currency

23*963
20,257
k.kia

Member bank reserve balances
Money in c ir c u la tio n
Treasury cash
Treasury deposits w ith F. Rt Banks
Nonmember deposits and other F. R. accounts

15*395
27, 81*2
2,298
1*397
1,766




.

+
+
-

382
I 99
.102

+ 3*158
+
1*62
33

+
+
+

1*80
21*
11

+ 3*889
162
+
360

_
+
+
-

89
h7
31
623 .
h

+ 1,090
+ 2,008
’58
+ 1,087
Uo

F. a. 283c

L I A B I L I T I E S

STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MARCH 27, 1946
(I n thousands o f d o lla r s )
T otal

Boston

Federal Reserve notes
23,966, 31!+ i 448,154
D eposits:
Member bank-reserve a c c t. 15, 395,265 681,55k
U .S »T reasu rer-gen eral a c c t . 1 , 397,003 100,656
Foreign
47,296
771.,81+9
Other
¿+53,383
3 »779
T otal deposits
18,018,000 833,285
D eferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items 1,818 »875 152,008
Other l i a b i l i t i e s in clu d in g
accrued dividends
11,908
730
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C ap ital paid in
Surplus (S e c tio n 7)
Surplus (S e c tio n 13b)
Other c a p ita l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Commitments to make
in d u s tria l loans

New York

P h ila .

Cl ev e .

Rich.

A tla n ta

Chicago St.Lou is

5,301,779 1603,008 2033,590 1670,1+31 ll+3l+,52l 1+358,699 lûl+1,718
k, 819,006
206,81+0
1/281,710
369,218
5 , 676,774
323,640

Minn. Kans. Cy.

D allas SanFran.

543,924

891,631

590,223 3043,636
726,627 1939,085
51,852 137 ,134
’ 23,500
61,703
43,418
943
802,922 2181,340

780,829 1114.685
67,050 160,922
68,297
60,953
3,279
7,947
912,111 1351,851

675,451
145,230
34,516
5,536

737 ,302 2211,103
65,014 332,464
98 406
27 ,906
3,428
1,839

583,247
44,773
24,969
9 ,H 9

374,661
27,615
18,359
3,890

751,715
5 7 ,453
24,234
1,487

860,733

832,061 2645,401

662,108

424,525

834,889

159,880

177,571

148,044

265,062

84,530

39,774

93,424

110,247

75,726

190,969

1,051
696
1,212
369
512
465
441
1,984
454
579
3.145
43,315,097 2434,177 11, 305,608 2626,062 3546,533 2709, 311+ 21*15,138 7269,146 1788,810 1013,592 1820,385 1469,336 5416,996
181,078
358,355
27,4-28
1+6 , 71+8

10,802
224+39
3,012
3,525

64,280
116,860
7,205
7,612

13,458
28,946
4,501
3,593

18,126
33,745
1,007
4,108

7,576
15,593
3,326
3,502

6,734
14,450
762
3,158

21,519
53,029
1,429
5',941

5,782
12,939
527
2,687

3,953
8,869
1,073
2,251

5,937
11,891
1,137
2,809

6,306
10,670
1,307
2,675

16,605
28,924
2,142
4,887

1+1+4+28,706 2473,955 11, 501,565 2676, 5.60 3603,519 2739,311 241+0,242 7351,064 1810,745 1029,738 1842,159 1490,294 5469,554
—

—

----

—

J--

178

70

F. R. notes outstanding
25,157i315 1500,529 - 5,508,11+0 1692,837 2128,186 1771,064 1533,1*31+ 1*1+89,767 1114,715 564,261 933,667 642,401
C o lla te r a l f o r F. R. notes
held by F. R. Agents:
Gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
11,184.000 1+60,000 3 4+20,000 500,000 635,000 600 ,000 690,000 2010,000 300,000 170,000 280,000 169,000
—
36,600
9,800
E lig ib le paper
5,800
28,450
19,140
13,150
31*9,395
465,335
U .S .G ovt• s e c u r itie s
14,671,597 1100,000 2,100,000 1200,000 1550,000 1225,000 850,000 2500,000 946,597 400,000 700,000 500,000
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF LOANS AND SECURITIES
W ithin
l6 to
31 to
61 to
91 days to
6 months
1 to 2
2 to 5
T o ta l
to 1 year
years
years
6 months
60 days
15 days
30►days
90 days

3278,314

Discounts anot advances
In d u s tria l lo in s
Acceptances purchased
U. S. Govt, s e c u r it ie s



2,117

683,110
1,453
2,016
22 ,97l+,322

100

591,,280
1,.312
99
.4,151,880

1,168

401

200

—

___
...
23,710
44,890
23 ,230
1
10
6
22
8
13
83
4
------—
810
302
805
— * 460,500
2,934 ,‘5401 2,914,024.
2,189,356
4,792,978
4,940,854l / A ft e r deducting $14.89,829,000 p a r tic ip a tio n s o f oth er F ederal Reserve Banks.

1950,000
3,000
1600,000
Over
5 years
------—
590,190

Form F.R. 283a
Released fo r p u b lic a tio n F riday morning, March 29, 19¿(.6 ; not e a r lie r .
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS COMBINED
(I n thousands o f d o lla r s )
Increase or decrease
since
March 27,
19^6

March 20,
1946

March 28,
I9h5

A S S E T S
Gold c e r t if ic a t e s
Redemption fund fo r F. R. notes
T otal gold c e r t i f i c a t e reserves

Other cash
Discounts and advances

Industrial loans
Aooeptances purchased
U. S. Govt, s e c u r itie s »
B ills
C e r t ific a t e s
Notes
Bonds
T o ta l U. S.Government
s e c u r itie s
T o ta l loans and s e c u r itie s
Due from fo re ig n banks
F. R.' notes o f other banks
U ncollected items
Bank premises
Other* assets
TOTAL ASSETS

17,289,060
785,978

-

18,075,038
340,530
683,110
1,458
2,016

+

329.205
140,796

- 1,065
+ 3,462
+199,550
71
+ 2,016

+
+

188,409
84,483
465,511
2,492
2,016

13,731,066
6,903,01]+
<1,437,300
902,942

+100,366
+199,100
+ 82,500

+1,815,442
+1, 492,503
+ 375,950
- 225,210

22,974,322
—k.—■
23, 660,906

+381, 966.

+3,458,685

+583,461

+3 ,923,720

110
146,124
2, 121,117
33,184
51,697

+ 2,223
-267,073
■4o
+ 1,896

+
+

44,428,706

+322,864

+lt, 108,503

23, 966,314

- 46,017

+1, 703,707

15,395,265
1,397,003
771,849
453,883
18,018,000

- 83,341
+623,069
+ 22,831
- 27,571,
+529,988

+1,090,182
+1,087,145
- 413,970
+ 262,631
+2,025,988

1,818,875

-163,577

+

271,860

11,908

333
+320,727

+

1,978

.+4,003,533

1,065

+

6
56,091
237,335
1,167
3,544

L I A B I L I T I E S
Federal Reserve notes
Deposits s
Member bank - reserve account
U .S.Treasurer - general account
Foreign
Other
T o ta l deposits
D eferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
Other l i a b i l i t i e s in clu din g accrued
dividends
TOTAL LIABILITIES
C A P I T A L . A C C

43,815,097
CUNTS

C a p ita l paid in ■
Surplus (S e c tio n 7)
Surplus (S e c tio n 13b)
Other c a p ita l accounts
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
R a tio o f gold c e r t i f i c a t e reserves
to dep osit and F, R. note
l i a b i l i t i e s combinod
Commitments to make in d u s tria l loans




181,078
358,3;55
27,428
46,748
44,428,706

43.1$
2,117

+

108‘
—

+

2, 029,

+322,864

+

149

+
+
•+
-

13,968
130,202
263
39.^63

+4,108,503

h*&/°
1,358

Form F. R. 283b
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS ON MA.RCH 27,' I 9U6
( I n thousands o f d o lla r s )
A S S E T S

G old c e r t i f i c a t e s
R ed em ption fun d f o r
F. R. n o te s
T o t a l g o ld c e r t i f i c a t e
reserves

T o ta l

B o sto n

New Y o rk

17,289,060

737,335

4 , 901,95b

785,978

58,506

121,368
5, 023,322
67,750
362,715

O ther cash
D is co u n ts and advan ces
I n c fu s t r ia l lo a n s
A c c e p ta n c e s p u rch ased
U. S .G o v t, s e c u r i t i e s :
B ills '
C e r tific a te s
N o te s
Bonds

18,075,038
340,530
683,110
1,458
2,016

795*841
35*215
21,700
96
mmmm

2,016

13,731,066
6, 903,014
1,437,300
902,942

835,018
469,950
97,850
61,471

3,255,321
1,745.630
363,463
228,335

T o t a l U. S . Gove m m ent
’ s e c u r it ie s

22, 974,322 1464,289

T o t a l lo a n s and
s e c u r it ie s

23, 660,906 1486,085




C le v e .

817,927 1135,647
60,670

77,178

R i c h . . A t la n t a

C h ic a go S t .L o u is

981,513 1033*281 3173,260
61,734

44,348

127,420

878,597 1212,825 1043,247 1077,629 3300,680
20,138
28,378
26,334
39,664
28,965
16,470
8,670 139*500
7,680
40,105
38
1,324

554,378

320,240

565,215

42,?26

2o ,053

35,022

597,104 340,293
13,209 5*155
37» 96o
10,800

D a lla s San Fran .

451,799 2616,511
25,944

111,009

600,237 477,743 2727,520
18, 580• 13,443
43,699
1,380
29,770
6,360

mm p
i

^mm

920,510 1231,951
521,071 652,953
108,495 135,953
85,408
68,159

M inn. K a n s.C y.

—

633*680
335*955
69*950
43,9^4

498,888 1547,433
302,859 671,472
63,059 139*809
87*831
39*615

5,592,749 1618,235 2106,265 1422,476 1157,749 3504,155 1056,591

617,318 1083,529

.904,421 2446,545

5,957,480 1636,029 2146,370 1430,194 1166,419 3643*655 1094,551

628,118 1113,299

905,801 2452,905

844,544
431,608
89,867
56,457

679,773 2316,034
356,960 887,309
74,324 184,749
46,692 116,063

600,755
340,424
70,882
44,530

367,159
186,823
38,899
24,437

15
14*034
342,745
3*099
7,172

4
8,777
92,163
‘ 2,046
2,891

3
5,704
47,828
1,272
1,365

4
6,386
98*787
2,579
2,287

3
4,354
85,980
823
2,147

9
23,484
214,727
1,844
_/
5,366

44 ,428,706 2473,955 11 ,501,565 2676,560 3603,519 2739*311 2440,242 7351,064

1810,745

1029,738

1842,159

1490,294

5469,554

Due fr o m f o r e i g n banks
F .R . » .o t e s odf o t h e r banks
U n c o lle c t e d ite m s
2,
Bank p r e m is e s
O th er a s s e t s

TOTAL ASSETS

P h ila .

110
146.124
121,117
33*184
51,697

7
2,816
149*024
1,338
3*629

1/ 37
i ï ï ,54 o
413,728
8,638
12,070

9
3,963
131,196
3,278
3,350

10
6,067
200,332
3,961
5,576

4
5
11,111
40,888
192,828 151,779
2,748
1,558
3,067 • 2,777

3/ A ft e r deducting $73,000 p a r tic ip a tio n s o f other Federal Reserve Banks.

/